ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK's Catherine Curtin to Join Gabriel Barre in Resonance Ensemble's 11th Season

Celebrating classic plays and the new works they inspire, Resonance Ensemble (Eric Parness, Artistic Director; Rachel Reiner, Managing Director) is proud to announce this season's cast for both productions.

The Cyrano de Bergerac cast includes: Tony Nominee Gabriel Barre (Starmites) to star as Cyrano who will be joined by Bridget Saracino (Mother of the Maid) as Roxanne, Evan Alexander Smith (Amazing Grace) as Christian; with Rin Allen (Regional: The Three Musketeers, Chicago), Joe Jung (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Mark Peters (Resonance's RINO), Alexander Sovronsky (Broadway: Cyrano), and Louis Tucci (The Buddy Holly Story).

The Burning cast is led by Award winning actress Catherine Curtin ("Orange is the New Black," Film: The Wolf of Wall Street. NYC: The Lady from Dubuque), Chris Ceraso (Resonance's Master Builder), Zachary Clarence (Film: Catch 22), Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy (Resonance's The Truth Quotient), and Sean Phillips (Regional: Othello).

"One of my greatest joys as Artistic Director is bringing together a team of talented and passionate performers deeply committed to their craft and to our goal of reinvigorating the classics. I could not be more excited about the cast of our 'Language of Love' season, and I am thrilled to be working with both Resonance regulars and stellar new actors being introduced to our mission for the first time." Resonance Ensemble Artistic Director, Eric Parness

CYRANO de BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand

Adapted by Gabriel Barre, Rick Sordelet and Alexander Sovronsky

Begins performances Wednesday, February 3rd at 8PM and will open on Monday, February 8, 2016.

Cyrano de Bergerac is the most popular French play ever produced and has inspired countless productions and films throughout the world. In this new adaptation, the rich and romantic tale is brought to life by an intimate cast of eight actor/musicians and features direction by Gabriel Barre (who also appears in the title role), action direction by Rick Sordelet and an original musical score by Alexander Sovronsky. The show promises to be fun filled and fast paced, with audience interactive staging making full use of the expansive and unique space at the Theatre at St. Clement's.

BURNING by Ginger Lazarus, directed by Eric Parness

Begins performances, Wednesday, February 3rd at 2PM and will open on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 7PM

In Burning, Cyrano has become Cy, a woman kicked out of the Army for being gay, who, like Cyrano, suffers from insecurity that prevents her from pursuing love. She now takes on the world with her words, blogging from her country store in a remote Western town near the base where she last served. The play is not only a fresh take on the Cyrano story, it tackles critical contemporary issues of gender inequality, discrimination based on sexual orientation, and military abuse. In love and war, words unspoken are the words that burn.

This year the season, dubbed "The Language of Love," will include the Edmond Rostand classic Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Gabriel Barre, Rick Sordelet and Alexander Sovronsky, directed by Gabriel Barre, in rep with the World Premiere of the Cyrano-inspired play Burning by Ginger Lazarus, directed by Eric Parness. The season begins on February 3 and will run through February 28, 2016 at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street). Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at ResonanceEnsemble.org.

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